INSTALLATION INFORMATION

This installer will install Airport Design Editor version 1.70 onto your computer. This version supports all versions
of the MS simulator series from FS9 to P3D v3.

Please be aware that you need at least one version of FS installed on the computer before installing ADE. ADE re-
quires a complete installation of FS to work properly. Without this you will encounter issues and ADE will not work
properly. If you only have one version installed ADE will start automatically for that version. If you have more than
one version installed then you will be able to choose which version to open ADE for, If you have an installed ver-
sion of FS but ADE cannot find it then please check your registry entries. ADE uses the registry to determine what
versions of FS are available.

To install ADE 1.70 run the executable file ADE_170_Production.exe and follow the prompts. It is recommended
that you accept the default folder offered during installation. Do not install this over an older version of ADE. Do
not install it in a folder that is part of any flight simulator installation.

When installation is complete you can open the program. This will show the New User Wizard and you should im-
port settings from an older version if you have one. The installer will create a shortcut for this version on your
desktop.

This version of ADE supports the drawing of detailed footprints for library objects. To do this it needs to store in-
formation in a database. You can create this on the fly but loading stock airports will be significantly slowed
down while the database is being created. We provide a separate download for the database which contains
stock objects. This is in a zip file called MFDB.zip and is available from the download page where you got this instal-
ler.

Please remember that if ADE appears to hang when loading a stock airport it is most likely creating library object
detained footprints as mentioned above. This hang is not a fault or a bug. ADE is doing a lot of work. However
once footprint data is collected load time should return to normal

Please be sure to read any included documentation found in the Manuals folder. The main pdf manual is
available as a separate download on the same download page you go this installer. For online and help with new
features please visit https://scruffyduck.screenstepslive.com/s/help_docs/m/20268

UNINSTALLING ADE 1.70

If you wish to ininstall ADE then please use the uninstaller via your Control Panel > Uninstall a Program. This will
remove most of the files in the ADE installation but will leave behind files created by you and files created after in-
stallation such as settings files and indexes. You can safely remove these by deleting the main installation folder.
However if you wish to save project files created by this version then you should move them from the appropriate
folders first.

If you need help or have any other comments or questions then please visit our support forum at http://www.fsde-
veloper.com or email to jon@scruffyduck.co.uk